• Georgia has once again been named the No. 1 State for Business by Area Development magazine, extending its record-setting streak to 13 consecutive years.
• Earning top marks for access to skilled manufacturing labor, a cooperative and responsive government, and overall speed to market reinforces the state’s competitive advantage for business investment.

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• The City of Douglas, Georgia, received the ICSC Excellence in Community Advancement Award at ICSC Las Vegas, recognizing its Douglas Square/T.A.D. redevelopment initiative on the national stage.
• The project transformed a vacant former high school site into a thriving 360,000 sq. ft. retail destination, generating over $40 million in private investment and up to 275 permanent jobs.

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• Albany’s Best Running, a specialty athletic footwear retailer, is opening at 108 Pine Avenue in Downtown Albany’s Front Street Market in Summer 2026.
• The opening is part of a larger downtown revitalization effort with multiple active development projects underway across Albany.

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• Preciball USA’s new facility in Screven County will create 65 skilled manufacturing jobs producing precision industrial components used in bearings, pumps, valves, and other critical applications.
• The facility, located at the GRAD-certified Screven County Industrial Park, reinforces the value of development-ready sites in attracting manufacturing investment.

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